Katie Holmes co-stars with Butz in Dead Accounts at the Music Box Theatre.

Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien (The Coast of Utopia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray) directs the dark comedy that officially opens Nov. 29. The play had its world premiere last winter at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

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Butz will portray prodigal son Jack, with Holmes ("Dawson's Creek," "Pieces of April," "The Ice Storm") as his sister Lorna. Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell (Follies, Well) will portray their mother, with Judy Greer ("The Descendants") in her Broadway debut as the wife of Butz's character. Josh Hamilton was last seen on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia and will play a childhood friend.

Here's how the play is billed: "Jack's unexpected return throws his family into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna needs answers. Is he coming home or running away? Where is his wife everyone hates? And how did he get all that money? Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy tackles the timely issues of corporate greed, small town values, and whether or not your family will always welcome you back… with no questions asked."

Rebeck was a Pulitzer Prize finalist as the co-author of Omnium Gatherum. Her plays also include Bad Dates, The Scene and The Understudy and more. She has also authored the feature films "Harriet the Spy" and "Gossip," and earned a Peabody Award for "NYPD Blue." She is the creator of the NBC musical series "Smash."

The Music Box Theatre is located at 239 West 45th Street. For tickets, visit Telecharge.com or phone (212) 239-6200.